News Archive

July 2024

I published an Open Access book titled “Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy in Japan” (Coauthor, Akira Hibiki)

June 2024

I have published a co-authored book chapter on environmental tax and carbon pricing in Asia.

March 2024

I published a coauthored paper on EUCarbon Boarder Adjustment Mechanism in Japan & the World Economy (co-authored with Shiro Takeda)

March 2024

I published a coauthored paper on Feed-in-Tariff in Japan & the World Economy (co-authored with Aline Mortha and Naonari Yajima).

March 2024

I organized an interdisciplinary workshop on energy and the environment in Paris.

October 2023

I participated in AIGCC Symposium as a panelist.

October 2023

On October 25th, Prof. Arimura gave a lecture at the TGU International Symposium: Energy and Nanomaterials for a Carbon Neutral Society in a Sustainable Future

May 2023

A coauthored paper on green procurement is published in Sustainability.

April 2023

I am on sabbatical leave and visiting Paris School of Economics and Science Po.

March 2023

My coauthored paper on energy effect air conditioners is published in Energy Efficiency

December 2022

My coauthored paper on household air pollution is published inJournal of Development Economics

December 2022

I delivered a keynote speechat WIAS 15th Anniversary Symposium (Viewable via link)

October 2022

An article on energy efficiency policy in local governments, coauthred by Prof. Yajima, has been published in Energy Economics.

September 2022

Mr. S. Iyama (MA student) has won Best Poster Award at the latest Conference of the Society of Environmental Science.

July 2022

An article on Tokyo ETS, coauthored by Mr. T. Abe (PhD candidate) has been published in Energy Policy .

June 2022

Prof. Arimura became chair of the committee for the compilation of a “Carbon Credit Report”. More details below (in Japanese):

April 2022

I began serving as president of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies.

March 2022

My interview appears as ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE, “Japan strives for carbon neutrality by 2050” in Nature.

March 2022

My coauthored paper is published in Energy Policy.

October 2021

My coauthored paper on energy efficiency behaviors is published in Environmental and Resource Economics.

October 2021

The book, “Carbon Pricing Japan” received the commentary award from Society of Environmental Economics and Policy Studies.

September 2021

My coauthored paper on the household air pollution issue in India is published in Resource and Energy Economics.

September 2021

The book, “Carbon Pricing in Japan”, received the Commentary Award from the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies

September 2021

I have published a coauthored paper on household air pollution issues in rural Indian village in Resource and Energy Economics with Chattopadhyay(a Ph.D. student), H.Katayama, H.Yokoo and M.Sakudo.

July 2021

I commented on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism by EU in NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

July 2021

I commented on Emissions Trading Schemes in NIKKEI Asia

July 2021

I published a coauthored paper on the impact of wind turbines on a local community in Energies.

June 2021

I commented on “Shareholder Meetings See Call for Climate Action” in NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

June 2021

I coauthored a short paper “EEPS special issue on “Carbon Pricing in East Asia” in Environmental Economics and Policy Studies. With M. Duan (Tsinghua University) and H. Oh, (Kyung Hee University).

May 2021

I wrote an invited paper, "The Role of Carbon Pricing" in Transportation and Economy.

April 2021

I made a remote TV appearance on the Climate Summit at NHK World.

March 2021

I discussed carbon neutrality and carbon pricing for Japanese economy in Tokyo College with Prof Takeo Hoshi and Prof Taka Ito. Here is the link to the episode on YouTube.

February 2021

Prof Shiro Takeda and I published an article on the double dividend of carbon tax in Japanese economy in Sustainability Science

February 2021

I gave a talk on carbon leakage under Tokyo ETS at Ateneo de Manila University.

Novenber 2020

I published a coauthored paper on green purchasing by Japanese local municipalities in Sustainability.

October 2020

My coauthored paper, “The role of staff assignment in implementing energy-conserving practices in small- and medium-sized firms: an empirical analysis based on data from a Japanese survey” is published on Energy Efficiency.

October 2020

My coauthored paper, "How much household electricity consumption is actually saved by replacement with Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)?" is published on Economic Analysis and Policy.

October 2020

I am serving as Director of Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS).

September 2020

Professor Shigeru Matsumoto and I published an open access book ”Carbon Pricing in Japan” as coeditors.

September 2020

We set up the homepage for the project “Designing Carbon Pricing Instruments with Consideration of the Effective Carbon Rate-Reconciliation of Efficiency and Regional Equity- (Supported by Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency (2-2008))

August 2020

My coauthored paper, "Energy‐Related Environmental Policy and Its Impacts on Energy Use in Asia" is published on Asia Economic Policy Review.

July 2020

My coauthored paper, “The externality of vacant houses: The case of Toshima municipality, Tokyo, Japan” is published on Review of Regional Studies.

June 2020

I received the outstanding publication award from Society of Environmental Science, Japan.

April 2020

My coauthored working paper, “Energy related Environmental Policy and its impacts on Energy Use in Asia”, is available from Japan Center for Economic Research.

March 2020

My coauthored paper, “The impact of the Tokyo emissions trading scheme on office buildings” is published on Environmental Economics and Policy Studies.

September 2019

My coauthored paper, " Political economy of voluntary approaches: A lesson from environmental policies in Japan" is published in Economic Analysis and Policy.

September 2019

My coauthored paper "Labor Market Distortions and Welfare-Decreasing International Emissions Trading" is published on Environmental and Resource Economics.

August 2019

I organized a thematic session, "Carbon Pricing in East Asia" at the 8th Congress of the East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, Beijing, China. A special issue on “Carbon Pricing in East Asia” is planned in Environmental Economics and Policy Studies.

January 2019

My youtube video on the research activities was released.

January 2019

My coauthored paper on PM2.5 was published in Plos One.

December 2018

My coauthored paper on the Indoor Air Pollution in Bhutan was published in Energy Policy.

September 2018

I was awarded SEEPS Outstanding Publication Award from the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies

April 2018

I was selected as a 2018 Core Researcher of the Next Generation by Waseda University.

I coauthored a book "An Evaluation of Japanese Environmental Regulations:Quantitative Approaches from Environmental Economics" with Kazu Iwata.